pentastichous
adjective
pen·tas·ti·chous
(ˈ)pen‧¦tastə̇kəs
: arranged in five orthostichies in such a manner that each leaf diverges from the preceding by an angle equal to two fifths of the circumference of the stem so that the sixth leaf stands above the first
pentastichous arrangement of leaves
pentastichy noun
⸗ˈ⸗⸗kē
plural -es
Word History
Etymology
New Latin pentastichus, from penta- (from Greek) + -stichus -stichous
- intrude (upon)
- intrude upon
- intruded
- intruded (upon)
- intruded upon
- intruder
- intruders
- intrudes
- intrudes (upon)
- intrudes upon
- intruding
- intruding (upon)
- intruding upon
- intrudingly
- intrusion
- intrusionists
- intrusions
- intrusive
- intrusive growth
- intrusively
- intrusiveness
- intrusivenesses
- intrusives
- intrust
- intrusted